Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Oral traditions of Anuta : a Polynesian outlier in the Solomon Islands
Other Name
Oxford studies in anthropological linguistics ; 15 (Series)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Oxford University Press
Place
Date
1998
Physical Description
viii, 294 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0195106830
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
1. Introduction -- 2. Motikitiki the Trickster and the Creation of Anuta -- 5. Peopling the Island -- 4. Early Invasions Are Repulsed -- 5. Pu Raatu Goes to War in Tonga -- 6. The Chiefly Brethren's First Battle -- 7. Extermination of Anuta's Population and the Origin of the Four 'Clans' -- 8. War with Tikopia -- 9. Beginnings of the House of Pangatau -- 10. Adventures of Pu Rotomua -- 11. Love and War: Relations with Rotuma -- 12. Creation of a Second Chief and an Invasion from Tuvalu -- 15. The Warrior Friends: Pu Nevaneva and Pu Tokerau -- 14. Contacts of the Early European Period -- 15. The Dawn of a New Era.
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Anuta Island (Solomon Islands) - Social life and customs]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-288) and index.
Collection Type
Reading Room
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
05 Dec 2024
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